linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] dt-bindings: mtd: partitions: Export special values

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Message-ID: <7b7068b0-886d-4964-bb53-2658ec84faeb@linaro.org>
Date:   Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:07:11 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Edward Chow <equu@...nmail.cc>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Lech Perczak <lech.perczak@...lingroup.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] dt-bindings: mtd: partitions: Export special
 values

On 27/10/2023 11:46, Edward Chow wrote:
> There are special "offset" and "size" values defined and documented in
> linux/mtd/partitions.h:
> 
> /* consume as much as possible, leaving size after the end of partition. */
>  #define MTDPART_OFS_RETAIN (uint64_t)(-3)
> 

Also:

Do not attach (thread) your patchsets to some other threads (unrelated
or older versions). This buries them deep in the mailbox and might
interfere with applying entire sets.

Best regards,
Krzysztof